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Old 18-05-2014, 10:06
Andy Birkenhead
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What is it with Americans and herbs ??
Why don't they pronounce the H ??
In America, is the word SPELT with an H or not ??
I'm watching Anna Olson on the Food Network, and it's " ERBS ERBS ERBS "
AAAAAAARRRRGGGHHHHHH !
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Old 18-05-2014, 10:21
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Yeah, people from different English-speaking countries pronounce some words differently.
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Old 18-05-2014, 11:13
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For some reason they pronounce "solder" as "sorder" (but not soldier as sorjer), Wimbledon at Wimbleton and Edinburgh as Edinburrow.
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Old 18-05-2014, 11:33
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Basil becomes bayzl
Oregano becomes o-regano

But then "See you later" becomes "Have a nice day y'all!"

I have to admit I do shout "HERBS!" Back at the screen.
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Old 18-05-2014, 11:39
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Basil becomes bayzl
Oregano becomes o-regano

But then "See you later" becomes "Have a nice day y'all!"

I have to admit I do shout "HERBS!" Back at the screen.
I do exactly the same. Its got an 'h' in it...use it!!
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Old 18-05-2014, 12:59
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I'm not really bothered by the herbs to be honest.

But potatos?

pu-tate-urs
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Old 18-05-2014, 13:18
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I don't have problems with any of those pronunciations of words, for me it's the herbs and vegetables where they call them something completely different.
Watching the likes of Hells Kitchen and some Food Network shows like DDD left me confused for a while wondering what the hell Cilantro and Scallions amongst others were, good job for Google I say as I'd never of known they meant Coriander and Spring Onions .
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Old 18-05-2014, 13:19
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I guess it sounds like it does in French. They leave the 'h' out too when they say 'les herbes'.

The americans probably got it from English originally - I bet a lot of westcountry accents in England omit the 'h' too. "'Ave you got any urbs moi luver?" etc
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Old 18-05-2014, 13:22
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I don't have problems with any of those pronunciations of words, for me it's the herbs and vegetables where they call them something completely different.
Watching the likes of Hells Kitchen and some Food Network shows like DDD left me confused for a while wondering what the hell Cilantro and Scallions amongst others were, good jobs for Google I say as I'd never of known they meant Coriander and Spring Onions .
I've heard them called scallions a few times.
In Wales we call them jibbons.

Took me a while to figure out that pimento is what they call allspice though.
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Old 18-05-2014, 15:34
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What is it with Americans and herbs ??
Why don't they pronounce the H ??
In America, is the word SPELT with an H or not ??
I'm watching Anna Olson on the Food Network, and it's " ERBS ERBS ERBS "
AAAAAAARRRRGGGHHHHHH !
You mean like honor, honest, hour and heir?
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Old 18-05-2014, 15:40
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What is it with Americans and herbs ??
Why don't they pronounce the H ??
In America, is the word SPELT with an H or not ??
I'm watching Anna Olson on the Food Network, and it's " ERBS ERBS ERBS "
AAAAAAARRRRGGGHHHHHH !
I don't know. Why do we pronounce it with the H? It's not something I really get bothered about.
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Old 18-05-2014, 15:48
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And Gynweth Paltrow is disgusted by the way we pronounce "pasta"
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Old 18-05-2014, 15:50
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I guess it sounds like it does in French. They leave the 'h' out too when they say 'les herbes'.

The americans probably got it from English originally - I bet a lot of westcountry accents in England omit the 'h' too. "'Ave you got any urbs moi luver?" etc
No, but oi got crabs

When the Frenchman on the bicycle called was he "Shony weenon"?
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Old 18-05-2014, 18:49
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And Gynweth Paltrow is disgusted by the way we pronounce "pasta"
I suppose she says "pahsta" does she ?
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Old 18-05-2014, 21:25
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I suppose she says "pahsta" does she ?
I watch Barefoot Contessa and she pronounces it parsta!
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Old 18-05-2014, 22:02
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I watch Barefoot Contessa and she pronounces it parsta!
And risohto
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Old 18-05-2014, 22:27
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No, but oi got crabs

When the Frenchman on the bicycle called was he "Shony weenon"?
Ha! Yes Shoni Winwns in Welsh, or Onion Johnny in English.
They were often from Brittany:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onion_Johnny
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Old 18-05-2014, 22:59
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Yeah, because in this country we never pronounce things in a way that people from other countries would find odd.
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Old 18-05-2014, 23:19
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Haven't you already started a thread or two just like this, Andy?
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Old 18-05-2014, 23:21
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Old 19-05-2014, 10:49
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They were talking about Sunchokes on Hell's kitchen a while back. I thought it was a thing id never heard of. its a jerusalem artichoke.
I would call spring onions scallions
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Old 19-05-2014, 10:59
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Ha! Yes Shoni Winwns in Welsh, or Onion Johnny in English.
They were often from Brittany:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onion_Johnny
They can still be found.
I had one knock my door within the last 12 months.
I could never fathom the economics.
When I lived in Swansea we bought fresh cockles and laverbread every Saturday morning from the (elderly) Penclawdd ladies who knocked door to door with their huge wicker baskets.
The price remained the same year after year.
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Old 19-05-2014, 11:02
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The problem is I think they're saying "Bas***d".
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Old 19-05-2014, 11:11
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I've always called em 'erbs just as my cockney family always 'as
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Old 19-05-2014, 11:20
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The problem is I think they're saying "Bas***d".
I'm sure they don't mean you!

I always learn so much about myself in these threads. For instance I had no idea that we Americans call allspice "pimento" ( a regional thing, maybe?) or that I pronounce potatoes "pu-tate-urs".
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